Watch above: An Edmonton man is speaking out after he was given another patient’s documents while being discharged from a city hospital. Included in those papers was a prescription for medication containing codeine, which he’s allergic to.406 more words

After a year long investigation, the Sowerby Commission, a group of experts established by the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London with a grant from the Peter Sowerby Foundation, has concluded that there are major benefits to health from sharing records, first by ensuring all staff caring for a patient have access to details of their condition, medication and test results, and secondly to improve care for the whole population through audit and research – the results of which should be advertised to bolster public support. 6 more words

Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released detailed data on what individual physicians billed Medicare in 2012, the first time CMS has ever done so. 531 more words